UC Irvine falls to Oral Roberts in CIT

TULSA, Okla. – UC Irvine fell behind early and never recovered in falling to Oral Roberts, 76-62, in Monday's second-round game of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.

A layup by Damen Bell-Holter with 9:53 left in the first half gave the Golden Eagles an 18-7 lead and Oral Roberts (20-14) maintained a double-digit lead the remainder of the game.

"It's hard when the season comes to an end, especially one like this that has been so fun," UCI coach Russell Turner said. "I couldn't be prouder of my team, especially the seniors. Derick Flowers, Adam Folker, Daman Starring and Mike Wilder made us winners and they deserve a huge amount of credit for being great leaders."

Sophomore post Will Davis II led UCI (21-16) with 15 points, five rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals. He established a school record this season with 88 blocked shots, breaking his mark of 55 set last year.

Wilder scored 13 points, hitting 3 of 6 3-point shots. He ends his career with 224 3s for the No. 3 mark in UCI history.